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Here’s a basic tip for every NYT Connections puzzle: Read the clues, and determine if some of them are both a common noun and the the last name of a famous person. For example, “Cruise” can refer to a pricey boat trip, and it can also refer to movie star Tom Cruise’s last name. Look for those double meanings, and you’ll land some purple categories. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
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Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Teetering on the edge.
Green group hint: I’ve come to fix the sink.
Blue group hint: Pimp my ride.
Purple group hint: Superstar singers.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Precipice.
Green group: Plumbing equipment.
Blue group: Ways to modify a car’s exterior.
Purple group: Best female rock performance Grammy winners.
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What are today’s Connections answers?
The completed NYT Connections puzzle for June 5, 2025, #725.
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is precipice. The four answers are brink, cusp, eve and verge.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is plumbing equipment. The four answers are pipe, plunger, snake and wrench.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is ways to modify a car’s exterior. The four answers are bumper, grille, rim and spoiler.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is best female rock performance Grammy winners. The four answers are Apple, Crow, Summer and Turner. (Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow, Donna Summer and Tina Turner.)
Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included “things you can set,” such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included “one in a dozen,” such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included “streets on screen,” such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included “power ___” such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included “things that can run,” such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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